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Fact Based List:
KFF: 5 States with the Greatest Unmet Need for Primary Care Physicians
Submitted By Charlene Ice, Created 10/26/2022 - 16:24
- Delaware: 16.36% of need met
- Missouri: 20.20% of need met
- Alaska: 21.84% of need met
- Nebraska: 25.73% of need met
- New Jersey: 26.93% of need met
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, as of September 30, 2022
Source URL: https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/primary-care-healt...
Notes: Percent of Need Met is obtained by dividing the number of physicians available by the number of physicians that would be necessary to adequately serve the population (based on a ratio of 3,500 patients to 1 physician for primary care). The average percent of need met in the U.S. is 47.24%.